A PAIR OF YELLOW CARVED 'FOUR PLEASURES' BRUSHPOTS IMPRESSED SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG

each potted with straight sides rising from a flat footring, the exterior meticulously carved with joyful figures engaged in fishing, woodcutting, ploughing, and reading, or the 'Four Pleasures', all in a continuous landscape with rivers and pavilions, applied overall with a muted honey-yellow glaze, the rims densely packed with dots imitating bamboo, the underside impressed with a four-character reign mark

Spink & Son Ltd., London (according to labels).

There is a round kiln chip/flake to the footring, measuring around 0.6cm diameter, on one brushpot. The other brushpot has a shallow flake of 0.3x0.8cm on the interior immediately under the rim, now touched up, with associate overpaint around it as cover-up. Except for one or two minute flake, the relief carving is well preserved and in very good condition
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."